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Archive > June, 2009 Vol. X, No. 6

Getting Tough on MRSA

After a tragedy, this hospital system made hand hygiene a top priority.

Sandy Cox, RN, BSN; and Sharon Henderson, RN, CIC

About 5 years ago our hospital system suffered the consequences of low hand-hygiene compliance. As a result of poor habits, 18 premature infants were infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Two of the infected infants died from complications related to their infections and their premature births.

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